Cup-filling device.



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J. D. McCABE.

CUP FILLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEc.27. Ism.

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- a citizen of the United States, and a resident which the following is a full, c ear,

of Coraopolis, inthe county' of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,` have invented ak new and Improved Cup-Fillin Device of and eX- act description. Y

This invention relates to cup filling devices and has for an object the provision of an improved simplified Vstructure for filling groups of cups for any purpose simultaneously, and with anl equal-amount in each cup.

A further object in view is to provide an improved filling deviceffor'communion cups when arranged in their usualV tray, the partsV being so formed and arranged as to'be' capable of resting on the cups when in the tray during the filling operation.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a' fillingV Vdevice which may be placed above the cups when arranged ina suitable holder with certain parts adjustably positioned for indicating to the operator the amount of filling at any time.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through a filling device disclosing the invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through Fig. 1 on line 2 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates conventionally a tray for receiving and properly holding the various cups or glasses 2 which are used in church services. The glasses 2 are comparatively small and where each glass is filled or partially filled individually much time is necessary where a large number are to be used to properly lill each glass to the same extent and to make the filling operation comparatively short a filling tank 3 is provided formed from any desired material, as for instance metal. The bottom 4 of tank 3 is provided with a plurality of apertures 5 formed of pressed up sections 6 at the bottom. These apertures are spaced an equal distance apart so as to be positioned centrally over the glasses 2 while the glasses are positioned in the tray 1. In forming the apertures 5 the bottom 4 is preferably stamped or pressed for forming upwardly extending projections 6, which projections are circular and perfectly sharp for biting into a gasket 7, which may be formed of rub- 4Speccaton of Letters Patent.

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Patented Mar. 1, 1919.

Application mea-December 27, 1917. A serial 110.209,148;

ber or any other desired material. This gasket'may be in theV form of a rubber band as shown, or some other forni provided it is held in place properly. The, various gaskets y7 are' 'connected to supporting bars 8 which Vmay be somewhat resilient, if desired double or single as shown in Fig. 2, and may be arranged at any desired angle so as to properly engage the respective projections 6. The various bars 8 are'rigidly secured in any desired manner, as for instance byv screws to the various'rings 9 and 10, which rings in turn are rigidly secured by Vscrews or otherwise to a frameor cross bar -11. The frame or cross bar 11 is provided with one or more apertureg, throughV parts together as whenever raised or lowered all of the apentures 5 will be opened or closed simultaneously. The frame or bar 11V is rigidly secured to shaft 14, which shaft passes upwardly through a suitable aperture in the bracing bar 15, which bar is rigidly secured to the tank 3 in any desired manner, as for instance by reason of the brackets 16 and the clamping screws 17 Bar 15 carries one or more posts 18 which in turn support a shaft 19 passing through the end of lever 20, which lever is provided with a cam 21 acting on the top of shaft 14 in such a way as to force it downwardly and all the parts connected therewith. By reason of this shaft and the pins 12 the gaskets 7 are moved in a straight line away from and in a straight line toward the apertures 5 for simultaneously opening and closing the same. This simultaneous opening and closing is very desirable in order that all of the frame 11 is the glasses 2 as shown in Fig. To be positive that a proper amount has been supplied a gage 28 is provided, which is slidingly mounted in back of the housing or casing 27, same being held in position in any suitable manner, as for instance by friction. As' shown in Fig. l the mately two thirds full, but if it should be desired to only supply enough to fill them half full the gage 28 would be moved downwardly untilY it is in a line horizontal with the center of the glasses and then the lever 2O operated.

The arrangement oflever 20 and associate parts is such that one motion simultaneously uncoversthe apertures and one motion closes the same, so that there will be an accurate filling of each glass.

What I claim is:

l. A cup filling device comprising a tank having a plurality of apertures in the bottomaa closure for each aperture, a plurality- 'of rings,

Copies of this patent niay be obtained for ve cents each, vbyvaddressing' the Commissioner glasses are approxi-A manually actuated means for moving said bar and parts associated therewith so as to causethe .closuresY to close said apertures.

2. The combination with acup 'filling de` arranged in said tank, gasket members connected with said spider structure acting as closures, said gaskets being positioned to fit said burs, a pair of rods said bottom and extending slidingly through said spider structure, aV spring surrounding each of said rods and acting o-n the spider structure for raising the 'same so as to 'Y uncover said apertures, and a manually coconnected with acting member for moving said spider strucj ture downwardly against the action of sald springs.

Witnesses:

H. P. DAWSON, ;V AEDWIN C. BonHMIG.

of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

and locking the same JUNIUs DALLAS MOCABE. 5

40 inwar ly extending burs, a spider structure Y 

